Opinion 2024 AFL SuperCoach Planning Thread
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Grundy looks lethargic. The only positive from him that I can see, is that we do get to see him play in real match before we have to lock him in.
If he looks and plays like this next week then I will have to pull my team apart to get rid of him.
The same applies to Flanders. He is not standing out for me. I have properly been sucked in by Dimma's comments
If he looks and plays like this next week then I will have to pull my team apart to get rid of him.
The same applies to Flanders. He is not standing out for me. I have properly been sucked in by Dimma's comments
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Now this is a personal observation from me about swans games and rucks over the years, and I could be completely off the mark.
Swans style of play is not conducive to large ruck scores. We rarely get the ball out of stoppages quickly, so the amount of hit outs might be high, but hitouts to advantage are a lot rarer than they are for other teams. This immediately puts Grundy at a disadvantage.
Couple this with the fact we play half our games on a very narrow and small field in the SCG, where counter attacking causes a lot of players to be bypassed in plays. This means Grundy is less likely to get back in defence and potentially get forward in attack to be involved in link up plays.
So I think, it’s not the fact that Grundy won’t be good enough nor the opportunity as sole ruck, but the factors of his teammates and ground make it very difficult for him to score those monster totals.
Couple this with the fact we use a couple of chop out rucks in McLean and Amartey at times and I’m really starting to doubt Grundy outperforms the very top rucks. 105-110 average is where I think he will sit.
Swans style of play is not conducive to large ruck scores. We rarely get the ball out of stoppages quickly, so the amount of hit outs might be high, but hitouts to advantage are a lot rarer than they are for other teams. This immediately puts Grundy at a disadvantage.
Couple this with the fact we play half our games on a very narrow and small field in the SCG, where counter attacking causes a lot of players to be bypassed in plays. This means Grundy is less likely to get back in defence and potentially get forward in attack to be involved in link up plays.
So I think, it’s not the fact that Grundy won’t be good enough nor the opportunity as sole ruck, but the factors of his teammates and ground make it very difficult for him to score those monster totals.
Couple this with the fact we use a couple of chop out rucks in McLean and Amartey at times and I’m really starting to doubt Grundy outperforms the very top rucks. 105-110 average is where I think he will sit.